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verb-intransitive. To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.

n. A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.

n. A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

n. A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

v. To flinch as if in pain or distress.

v. To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.

verb-intransitive. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

verb-intransitive. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider.

n. The act of one who winces.

n. A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.

To shrink, as in pain or from a blow; start back: literally or figuratively.

To kick.

To wriggle; twist and turn.

To fling by starting or kicking.

n. The act of one who winces; an involuntary shrinking movement or tendency; a slight start back or aside, as from pain or to avoid pain.

n. In dyeing, a simple hand-machine for changing a fabric from one dye-vat to another.

In dyeing, to immerse in the bath by turning the wince or winch.

n. the facial expression of sudden pain

n. a reflex response to sudden pain

v. make a face indicating disgust or dislike

v. draw back, as with fear or pain

"I wince from the pressure; she lets go of me and opens her weak arms to my dying child."

wince pot   

winced    winces    wincing   

facial expression    facial gesture    start    startle    jump    grimace    make a face    pull a face   

flinch    shrine   

Ince    Prince    Vince    convince    evince    lince    linse    mince    prince    quince   

twitch    gasp    pout    shiver    whimper    shrug    twinge    tighten    qualm    shudder